U.S. Airport Passenger-Related Processing Rates

Planning future airline passenger terminals and assessing existing terminals typically involve the determination of facility requirements. These requirements may be derived by various methods ranging from simple rules of thumb to sophisticated simulation models. However, all methods require data on airline passenger volumes and the rates at which these passengers can be served at ticket counters, baggage check-in, passenger security screening, and other processing points. Passenger processing rates are influenced by many airport factors, including the type of airline service (e.g., domestic, trans-border, and long-haul international), type of travel (e.g., business or leisure), amount of baggage, and size of party. Recent developments, including the growth of low-cost carriers, increased security, and the increased use of internet and self-service devices, raise doubts about the validity of data collected in the past. The objectives of this research are to (1) compile a unified database on passenger-related processing rates in an electronic spreadsheet or database format that is useful to planners, designers, and other interested parties and (2) provide guidance on how best to collect passenger-related processing point data.

• Record URL:
  http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=136

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $200000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 3-02

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591

  Airport Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001
• Project Managers:

  Schatz, Theresia

• Performing Organizations:

  HNTB Corporation

  Arlington, VA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Navarrete, Joseph

• Start Date: 20070116
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090731
• Source Data: RiP Project 11598

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airlines; Airport facilities; Airport planning; Airport terminals; Baggage handling; Passenger service; Passenger volume; Research projects; Ticketing
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462988
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Airport Cooperative Research Program
• Contract Numbers: Project 3-02
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:14PM